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Thanks for the feedback. The chimney is still open. We put a vented cowl on it but I guess we need to add a vent at the bottom of the wall? He did block the chimney up with concrete blocks to stop flow but I guess it's abit of a mess. Either way gonna need to take off and remove all the soot...

Any help greatly appreciated. I had the chimney removed in the dining room of my victorian Terrace. The builder chased it out, blocked the inlet with concrete blocks, filled it, then skimmed it. The soot bleed through the plaster. He said to apply white gloss to to stop coming through. I used a...

Hi there, I've been spending my Sundays sorting patio at back of garden. Question I'm asking is looking at this picture, could I give it one last heavy tamper and then lay sand and brick patio or do I need more mot? Thanks for the advice

Thanks the comments very helpful

Hi there, I have metal sheet covering brick by front of Victorian terrace? Any ideas. Reason I ask is I have damp in the living room corner near to where covering is outside. Thanks for your help!

Thank you for the comments. Make's everything clear now (y)

Hi there, I've just put footings in for a concrete block wall for a small patio of the back on my house. The back wall is earth but is pretty solid, dug out 6 weeks ago and hasn't moved with lots of rain. The neighbours (wall on left) is dug down as they have a patio behind fence. Question is...

Thanks for the responses, internally the walls are grand, can't see any signs of damp. The reason I ask is I'd like to lay some external porcelain tiles to tidy the area up. Told I need 150 mm clearance from the DPC to make sure I don't get raising damp. I guess as the air brick is so low it's...

Could anyone please identify where the DPC is on this wall from attached image? Mid terraced Kent victorian 3 bed 1897.